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National Report Shows Families Spend More on Child Care than Housing in Most States
On Wednesday, Child Care Aware of America released its thirteenth annual report outlining the price of child care across the country. This year’s report also examines the roles that providers, …
Child Trends Report Details States’ Use of Increased Federal Child Care Funding
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program provides federal funds to low-income families to help them afford high-quality child care. In 2014, a bipartisan reauthorization of the CCDBG …
New Resource on Using Apprenticeships to Strengthen the ECE Workforce
This week, the Bipartisan Policy Center published a new issue brief highlighting the potential for states to use registered apprenticeships to support their early childhood education (ECE) workforce. Early learning …
New Data Confirms Importance of Home-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers
This week, Child Trends released new data about the different types of care settings and which are preferred by families with infants and toddlers. Using data from the National Survey …
Urban Institute Examines Possible Impact Resulting from Proposed Expansion of Child Care Supports
Today, the Pritzker Children’s Initiative hosted a webinar highlighting a new report from the Urban Institute which modeled the impact associated with a drastic increase in funding for child care …
Prenatal-to-Three Policy Impact Center Connects Researchers and States
Today, the Pritzker Children’s Initiative announced the launch of the Prenatal-to-Three Policy Impact Center at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). The Impact Center will partner with states to …
Study Backs Up Research on Success of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Program
Earlier this week, researchers from Vanderbilt University and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University released a new working paper reaffirming the success of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K (TN-VPK) program. The researchers …
AAP Report Reinforces Role Pediatricians Can Play in Promoting School Readiness
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new report yesterday which highlights the role pediatricians play in supporting healthy development of young children so they are ready to learn …
Another Major Study Debunks Head Start “Fadeout” Myth from Flawed “Impact Study”
Since 1965, Head Start has provided comprehensive early learning and development services to more than 35 million children from low-income families. Research shows that participation in Head Start results in …
GAO Report Examines Patchwork of Early Learning and Care Programs From State to State
Head Start and the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) provide critical funding for high-quality early learning and care programs, and yet they are able to serve only a small fraction …
GAO Report: Federal Child Care Funds Benefit All Children in Care, Not Just Those Receiving Subsidies
A report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which serves as the official audit, evaluation, and investigative institution for the federal government, found that federal investments in state child …
Babies Lobby Congress for Third Annual Strolling Thunder
Families from all 50 states arrived in DC this week for ZERO TO THREE’s third annual Strolling Thunder event. After a rally on the Capitol Lawn featuring speeches from policy …
